Brassiere



y 1950 B. ISAACS 2,514,869

BRASSIERE' Filed Aug. 2, 1947 IN VEN TOR. BEgTHA ISA/1C5.

ATTORNEY Patented July 11, 1950 UNITED STATES PAT o FFl on n-nAssnina Bertha l'saaca NewfYork, NLIY. Application August 2,1947. Serial? No. 765,7

n 2; Claims. (Griz-42) l 2. Thisinvention relate'sto improvements in, brasferred embodiment of the invention, and wheresieres and has as: its, general object the. proviin:

. sion. of. a brassiere which. will support, the breasts ofthe wearer firmly and inrspaced relationship soas to allow the wearing of. gowns having low necklines; without exposing thebreasts or the breastpockets at the: neck; opening...

Another. object-of the; invention is the provision ot a: brassiere having. a removable insert which maybe disposed within hems or recesses formed at: the: adjacent inner. edges: of the breast pockets to; maintain, said breast pockets and the-breasts oi the wearer in spaced relationship.

A further object: of the invention is-the provi sicn of a. brassiere of the: character indicated having a removable insert. said insert being; provided: with atransversezlower portion: and a pair of. concavelycurved arms extending upwardly from each end? of said transverse portion inorder to conform the insert to the. natural. curved. contour ofthe: breasts and to impart: suiiicient resiliency to the insert to prevent: any deleterious. effect upon the breasts as might result from ex: cessive pressure by said insert during the normal movements of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a; brassire of the character indicated. having a removable insert to permit cleaning; laundering; and the like, the spaced, breast pockets being interconnected by a tape which carries a substanby considerable disadvantages to thewearer. For example, inserts have been provided sewn directly to the brassire, thereby preventing easy laundering and ironing. Also, U-shaped inserts have been provided having a pair of parallel arms which do not conform to the natural contour of the breasts and result in discomfort and injury to the delicate tissues of the breasts by causing excessive pressure.

The foregoing disadvantages are completely eliminated in the brassiere of the present invention, the features and advantages of which will be readily apparent in the course of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which illustrates a prep Fig. l is a perspective view of a brassiere embodying. the features of the invention. in place upon the body of the wearer.

Fig; 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front. elevation of the; brassiere, the removable insert being. shown in dotted outline and: the tie-piece or ribbon being tied in place to conceal the lower transverse. portion of said insert.

a Fig. 31s a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig 2.

Fig. i is a plan view of the. removable. insert. showing the preferred form thereof.

Fig, 5. is. an enlargedv fragmentary detail. view showing. one of the breast, pockets and the. disposition of, one ofthe conc'avely curved arms of the. insert within the hem or seal or the pocket, the. tie-piece being: extended.

' Fig. 6 is a fragmentary rear detail showing the disposition of the curved arms of the removable insert within the hems or seams at the adjacent inner edges of. the breast pockets- Referring now to the drawing in detail, the

brassi're comprises a. pair'of breast pockets lfl,

each having a lateral strap ll adapted to be detachably secured at the backofthe wearer in any desired manner (not shown). Breast pockets M are rounded in contour and cupped in the usual manner to receive the breasts. The brassire may also be supported in the conventionalmanher by a pair of shoulder straps IZ- interconnecting the upper portions of pockets It with the free ends (not shown) of lateral straps H.

As clearly shown in the drawings; pockets Ill have their adjacent inner edges. Illa spaced apart: and said pockets are interconnected only at. the. lowerporti'on of' the br'a'ssiereby means: of a relatively short connecting tape l3. If desired, connecting tape l3 may be extended completely around the lower edge of pockets l0 and lateral straps I l as an integral element to impart greater strength and durability to the brassiere.

The material of each breast pocket Ill may be folded over upon itself at each inner edge Ilia to form a pair of hems or recesses M for the reception of a removable insert or spacing member l5.

An important feature of the invention resides in the construction and conformation of spacing member I5, and in the manner of its removable association with the brassiere to maintain the pockets I!) in spaced relation while obviating any deleterious efiect upon the breasts of the wearer, as might result from excessive pressure, particularly during stressed movements in the The formation of arms llin thefabove-described manner fulfills several important functions.

Firstly, the curvature and upward divergences of said arms conforms to the natural contour of the breasts and serves to maintain the breasts and the inner edges Illa of the breast pockets in firmly spaced relationship. Secondly, once'spac-' ing member I has been placed'in-proper :posi --1- :1

tion with each arm I! within a respectivehem,

or recess M of breast pocket ID, the inadvertent separation or dislodgement of said member from the brassiere will'be preventedby the upward divergence of arms l1, said arms being securely retained within said hems or recesses. Thirdly, the upward divergence and curved conformation of arms I! imparts resiliency to spacing member [5 with the result that the wearer may bend over, breathe deeply and the like, without experiencing excessive pressure, discomfort or harmful constriction.

If desired, a tie-piece or ribbon [8 maybe secured to connecting tape [3 in a substantially vertical position, as by means of a line of stitching, as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Tie-piece I8 is preferably secured. to connecting tape I 3, or any equivalent structure interconnecting pockets IO intermediate the ends thereby forming tie-portions. [8 extending upwardly and downwardly from said connecting tape. After spacing member l5 has been'inserted in position, thefree tieeportions [8a may be tied over the transverse portion it of said spacingme'mber in the form of a knot .or bow tov conceal said transverse portion, as shown at IS in Figs. 1 and 2. Tie-knot l9 serves additionally to hold spacing member [5 in adjusted position.

When it is desired to launder the brassiere, tieknot I9 is unfastened and spacin member I5 is easilyremoved, the arms I! being withdrawn from the hems or recesses I4 of pockets I0.

Since certain modifications may be made in the'brassire of the invention without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing-description and shown in the accompanying drawing be interpreted merely as illustrative and not ina. limitfme; i

sense.

Havingthus; described. my invention-,- what I I 4 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a brassire, a pair of breast pockets having curved inner edges spaced apart from each other, each of said pockets having a recess coextensive with said inner edge, said pockets being joined together solely by a connecting tape at the lower edge of the brassire, and a resilient, removable. spacing memberhavinga lower transverse portion; and a pair of -'upward1y: divergent arms integral therewith, each of'said arms having-a curvature corresponding to said curved inner edges, each of said arms being disposable within a respective recess of each of said pockets,

said connecting tape carrying a tie-piece disposable normally in substantially vertical position, said tie-piece being secured intermediate its ends tosaid connecting tape and having a pair of free ends foldable over said transverse portion of the spacing member to be tied therearound, whereby to conceal said transverse portion and retain said spacing member in adjusted position.

2. In a brassire, apair of breast'pockets having curved inner edges spaced apart from each other, each of said pocketsbeing folded over along said curved inneredge to form a hem coextensive therewith, said pockets being joined together solely by 'a connecting tape at the lower edge of the brassire, and a resilient, removable spacing member having a lower transverse portion and a pair of concavely curved, upwardly divergent arms integral therewith, each of said tion being disposable substantially 'coextensively with said connecting tape, said connecting tape carrying a tie-piece disposable normally in substantially vertical position, s'aidtie-piecebeing secured intermediate its ends .to said connecting tape and having a pair of free endsfoldable. over said transverse portion of the spacing member, whereby to conceal saidtransverse portion and retain said'spacing member in adjusted position.

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